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SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Thursday it’s donating $10 million toward the construction and development of housing for homeless in Salt Lake Valley. The donation will benefit the nonprofit organization Shelter the Homeless. Church officials hope the funds will help them better address housing challenges, and ultimately lead to better outcomes for homeless people in the valley. “Homelessness affects all sectors of our communities. Around the world, we join hands and hearts with dozens of partners engaged in alleviating suffering in their respective communities, and in the process, we point people towards greater self-reliance,” Bishop Gérald Caussé, presiding bishop of the church… Read More

WATCH THE LATEST ASU FOOTBALL VIDEOS WATCH THE LATEST ASU FOOTBALL VIDEOS WATCH THE LATEST ASU FOOTBALL VIDEOS (Photo: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports) Arizona State on Saturday posted its first conference road win in two years, defeating Utah 30-10 in Salt Lake City. The Sun Devils improved to 4-3 and 3-1 in the Pac-12. Let’s review: 3 takeaways 1. This surge is not a fluke. For the second consecutive week, Arizona State played top-level defense. Think about this: In Week 1, ASU gave up 549 yards to New Mexico State. Over the past two weeks, against Washington and Utah, the Sun Devils have allowed 495 – combined. Once upon a… Read More

SALT LAKE CITY — For the past few years, stories of veterans having to wait for extended periods to receive medical care or mental health care have been all over the news. Some critics have blamed government bureaucracy, while others contend that the U.S. Veterans Health Administration simply doesn’t have adequate staffing to serve the men and women in need of care. On Monday, the American Federation of Government Employees — the largest federal worker union that includes 250,000 at the Department of Veterans Affairs — held a rally outside of the Salt Lake City VA Medical Center to raise awareness about ongoing issues with veterans care. The union claims… Read More

SALT LAKE CITY — Arya Cunningham said she’s been "stuck" at the Road Home for about seven months, ever since her family kicked her out. "It’s so difficult to get out of (shelter) once you’re there," said Cunningham, a transgender woman. "I never wanted to be homeless." The 26-year-old said she applied for housing and financial assistance right when she landed at the downtown shelter, but "seven months later, still nothing." Cunningham also struggles with multiple behavioral health issues, including anxiety, depression and ADHD, she said, making it difficult for her to hold a steady job. On top of all that, she’s had a cavity in one of her teeth… Read More

Evicted pavement dwellers at Salt Lake On Monday afternoon, Adhir Bera (65) sat on a pavement in the posh Salt Lake City area on the eastern fringes of the city, staring blankly at the remains of his shanty. Mr. Bera, a rickshaw puller, claimed that he had been living in Sector 3 of Salt Lake “for about last 40 years”. But last week, civic officials along with the police forced him to remove his shanty from the pavement. Mr. Bera is one among the “at least 10,000” slum dwellers and hawkers being evicted by the civic authorities ahead of the Fifa Under-17 World Cup to be held in Salt Lake… Read More

| Courtesy The Zions Bank Basketball Center will be transformed into a state-of-the-art Utah Jazz Basketball Campus that will house the team’s business and basketball operations. No one is going to pull off a curtain to unveil a oversize Jazz note in the already packed parking lot in front of the Zions Bank Basketball Campus. But the less-heralded renovations at the Utah Jazz’s day-to-day practice facility in the shadow of I-15 may be just as important as the more expensive ones at the Vivint SmartHome Arena. While crews still are finishing construction on the building, the areas most frequently inhabited by players are complete, and the reviews so far are… Read More

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — More than 100 families forced from their homes when a wildfire swept through a hillside near Ogden earlier this week are being allowed to return home. The Deseret News reports (http://bit.ly/2xi8AU0 ) that Weber Fire District Capt. Rick Cooper said Thursday that the 1 square mile (2.5-square-kilometer) fire that started Tuesday is now 85 percent contained. Fire officials believe the blaze was human caused but are still investigating. They declined to give a cost estimate for the damage of a fire that burned at least three homes. Michelle Anderson says she was relieved to return to her house that was barely saved by firefighters who… Read More

If you are looking to move to a new state that is both affordable and beautiful you might want to consider moving to Utah. It has affordable housing and there are a ton of things to do there. The scenery is beautiful and you can’t go wrong with the housing prices. Utah is full of affordable housing and if you are moving to Utah from a more expensive state you will enjoy seeing how affordable the homes are. You can choose from new construction or older homes and there are plenty to choose from. Utah isn’t too crowded yet and you don’t have to worry about getting stuck in traffic… Read More

ST. GEORGE, Utah — Federal regulators are asking Utah officials to show they’d be able to pay for a contentious proposed billion-dollar Lake Powell pipeline to draw water to southwestern Utah’s growing Washington County. The state submitted its application for the project in March 2016 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has periodically asked for additional information. But the regulators request on Aug. 11 called for the state to provide a cost estimate and financing plan within 60 days. Water managers believe the water would be needed sometime before 2030 to keep up with population growth and new development. The proposed line is a 140-mile (225-kilometer) project that would run… Read More